Odessa’s Reviews > Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting > Status Update
Odessa
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I think it’s interesting that such a small thing as making your children greet/say hello to adults when walking into a business or house can help them feel more confident and at the same “level” as the adults. It gives them respect both ways.
— 13 hours, 47 min ago
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Odessa
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It’s so crazy how two different cultures have such different parenting styles. And this first part about “the pause” with sleeping isn’t that mind blowing or even obvious to most French people but it helps the moms/families SO much. I will definitely be attempting the pause so they can “do their nights” by 2 months
— Jan 12, 2026 11:42AM
